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According to AARP, approximately 8,000 Baby Boomers are reaching retirement age (65) every day in the United States. Look around at your bank’s leadership and ask yourself – how many of them will be getting there shortly? Depending on your answer, you might also ask – how solid is your succession planning? If you’re wondering…

Building an accurate forecast relies heavily on your historical data. But it’s the hands-on business knowledge you apply to the forecast that helps make it a more predictive and actionable roadmap for your institution. Before you start your forecasting process, take the time to gather updated information. For example, you should: Consider future business decisions…

The ABA Community Bankers Council recently asked the top officers of community banks nationwide about their top priorities for the year ahead. Will they be focusing on technology? Adding new products and locations? Transforming the customer experience? Recruiting and developing a stellar workforce? Creating new business partnerships? Check all of the above, and then some….

How will your board react when they see your end-of-year numbers? Pleasantly surprised? Shocked? Neither reaction should occur if you regularly prepare a rolling forecast. A rolling forecast, according to the Corporate Finance Institute (CFI), is a type of financial model that predicts the future performance of a business over a continuous period, based on…

Although the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been publishing the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) since April 3, 2018, SOFR’s popularity seems to be gaining momentum as of late. On August 15, 2018 a headline in Bloomberg read, “New U.S. Overnight Rate Moves Out of LIBOR’s Shadow.” The article outlined major debt issues…

When tax reform was first announced, there were plenty of predictions as to how the tax savings would be spent. Thanks to the ABA’s Energizing the Economy list, we can actually see – in one place – how banks are spending their initial windfall. Across the list, there is a healthy investment in employees, whether…

As we visit with Dashboard clients, we’re hearing plenty of buzz about the need to further raise deposit rates to remain competitive and meet customer expectations. With the likes of Sallie Mae and American Express promoting no-minimum-balance savings accounts at APYs at 1.75% or above, consumers may be paying more attention to their yields. And…

Ann Jones

Ann’s career in banking began over 40 years ago. Since that time she has seen significant changes to accounting practices, bank operations functions, and industry regulations. As a result, she has a broad perspective on the current state of the banking world and its challenges for management. She has served as a CFO and COO of a $2.5B Georgia bank as well as several de novo institutions. Her responsibilities have included internal and external reporting, asset/liability and risk management, supervision of loan, deposit, and IT operations, as well as human resources and planning. She holds a BA from Furman University and an MBA from the University of South Carolina.

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